Implementation: Putting the ESS and CEEP into Action

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The City’s Environmental Sustainability Strategy (ESS) and Community Energy and Emissions Plan (CEEP), approved in 2016, are being put into action! As outline in this report implementation will occur in phases, focusing first on the “Big Move Strategies”. Phase 1 consists of three key policies:

Green Building Policy

Electric Vehicle Policy

Corporate Sustainability

Other strategies and actions will also continue to be pursued as opportunities arise.

Current Initiatives

Electric Vehicle (EV) Policy

Transportation accounts for half of all greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Burnaby - mostly from passenger vehicles. The transition from fossil fuel to electricity for passenger vehicles has the potential to greatly reduce those overall GHG emissions.

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